Press Releases - 2016

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• Gov. Malloy Signs Legislation Updating Connecticut’s Community Water Fluoridation Law for New Federal Standards 

• With Zika Expected to Infect 1 in 5 Puerto Ricans, DPH Urges CT Travelers to Affected Areas to Take Precautions

• DPH Honors Several CT EMS Personnel during National EMS Week

• DPH Laboratory Confirms First Positive Zika Test of a Pregnant CT Woman

• Fourth Positive Zika Test Confirmed by DPH State Laboratory

• Governor Malloy Announces State Begins Zika Awareness Campaign at Bradley International Airport

• Statement from DPH Commissioner on Report of 1st Zika-Related Microcephaly Case in U.S.

• DPH’s Office of Health Care Access Issues Proposed Final Decision in GWHN, Prospect Medical Holdings Application

• State Issues Drought Advisory

• DPH’s Office of Health Care Access Issues Final Decision in ECHN, Prospect Medical Holdings Application

• DPH Commissioner Pino Announces $40 Million in Loans for Drinking Water Projects

• New Britain’s Dr. Robert Dudley Receives Childhood Immunization Champion Award from the CDC

• Sacred Heart U. Students Urged to Take Precautions After Mumps Outbreak on Campus

• DPH Announces $15,000 Challenge Awards to 7 Local Health Departments/Districts for their Medical Reserve Corps Programs Announces Capitol Region MRC Coordinator Wins National MRC Mentor Award

• State Childhood Lead Program Partners with Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission to Launch Lead Poisoning Prevention Awareness Campaign